Capítulo 1034: Chapter 1033: Xia Family Sightseeing Farm (Part 3)

Curious about the quality of his family’s local products, Xia Yu stepped into the glass hall.

The young pastry chef was explaining the details of making a ‘light cheesecake’ to a group of guests. His eyes swept past the masked Xia Yu and landed on Ichise Hui, causing him to pause. At this moment, Ichise Hui gave him a cheerful gesture and waved. The young pastry chef took a nervous breath, yet continued with a smile, saying, “…I’ll stop my explanation here for now. Rather than talking too much, why not join in personally and practice with your hands? Do you see the cake molds on the table? After choosing one, first, take a piece of butter and rub it as if polishing a floor. The bottom and sides of the mold should be coated with a layer of butter.”

At this point, the young pastry chef took a breath of relief as everyone in the room began to bustle around gently. Even Kishimizu Yuuto picked a mold, placed it in front of him, put on translucent gloves, and diligently “polished” the mold.

It was then that the pastry chef noticed the masked Xia Yu.

Ichise Hui, standing not far away, watched with amused helplessness as the instructor, the big boss, enthusiastically selected a mold to join in the hands-on experience.

Hey, you really need to keep a low profile!

Ichise Hui couldn’t imagine the chaos on the farm if the “boss” identity was exposed.

The pastry chef misunderstood Ichise Hui’s helpless expression, assuming that this was some celebrity guest who knew nothing about cooking yet liked to meddle. So he hesitated and walked over, “Let me guide you, then.”

“Watch closely, first lay the cake mold flat like this. Do you see the pre-cut papers on the table? Take one and line the mold with it. Yes, this kind of parchment paper is essential for baking; otherwise, the pastry might stick to the mold and be difficult to remove and separate after baking…”

Xia Yu gleefully pretended to be a curious newbie, appropriately displaying a confused face. The pastry chef observed Xia Yu’s clumsiness, his ever-present smile slightly stiffening.

“Alright, finally done, the first step is complete. Next is to squeeze the cream cheese, and take another mixing bowl.”

“Yes, just like that, use your hand to push through the bag.”

“It’s best to avoid direct contact with the cream cheese using knives or spoons.”

After much effort, they moved on to the egg-beating and milk-mixing stage. During this time, the young pastry chef wasn’t just guiding Xia Yu. He circled around the room and eventually returned to Xia Yu, who had just completed mixing. The mixture of water, egg yolk, milk, and previously mixed cream cheese with low-gluten flour formed a ‘yolk cheese batter,’ fine and glossy in the mixing bowl.

The pastry chef paused, looked at the batter’s color, and couldn’t help but suspiciously glance at the perpetually clueless-looking newbie.

This…

Not to mention chunks of cheese or flour, the product was like a thin sheet of ivory silk satin layered in the bowl.

This quality, a newbie? You must be joking!

The young pastry chef was thrown into disarray.

Just the semi-finished product’s color alone stunned him, making him feel the world’s deep malice.

Next, drop a few drops of lemon juice.

“Hmm, what’s the quality of the sugar?”

Participants were given a complete set of ingredients, which included a small bag of sugar, delicately packaged. Xia Yu tore open the bag along the line, poured a little into his hand, and licked it with his tongue. As the sugar grains entered his mouth, his eyes sparkled, “Indeed, it’s excellent!”

“Sir, it’s best to add this sugar in three parts, so also mix in three parts,” the young pastry chef instinctively reminded.

“Oh.”

Xia Yu responded, but did not pick up the whisk on the table. Instead, with his transparent gloves on, he pushed his index and middle fingers together and directly delved into the depths of the batter, drawing small circles evenly. The corners of the pastry chef’s mouth twitched, speechless.

What is this!

Dredging and digging?

“Ka, ka ka, ka ka ka.”

Fingers touching the metal mold’s bottom and sides made a rhythmically pleasant melody. The pastry chef was completely dumbfounded, with a look of bewilderment, as if words were written on his face saying, “I don’t understand this master’s operation.”

Sugar added three times, mixing done three times.

Similarly, reaching the meringue adding stage, Xia Yu’s “fingers” continued their magic.

Soon, the cake batter was placed into the molds previously coated in butter and lined with parchment. The oven had long been preheated, and just before loading the oven, the cake needed to be colored and covered with foil. The pastry chef wanted to remind Xia Yu, but with a swift motion, it was done in a blink of an eye.

Ding!

The sound of the oven starting. Watching Xia Yu remove the gloves and pat his hands with a look of ease, the young pastry chef couldn’t help but cry out in his heart, ah, why are you no longer pretending? If resentment could kill, Xia Yu would be riddled with holes and taking a bath in a spring right now.

The cake needed 60 minutes to bake, and Xia Yu couldn’t stay there too long. As he threw away the disposable gloves into the trash can by the door, he nodded to Ichise Hui, “Let’s go, on to the next place.”

Ichise Hui was taken aback, “You’re not planning to wait for the pastries to be done, to see their quality?”

Xia Yu laughed and said, “As you saw, I initially intended just to dabble and go through the motions. Who knew the material quality was too good and excellent, I couldn’t bear to waste it, so you saw my state.”

“But I really want to have a taste…”

The young pastry chef watched the two leave, with Ichise Hui looking back at the oven so wistfully that it left the pastry chef astonished and uneasy.

I say, who is this master?

“Director Ichise!”

Kishimizu Yuuto then recognized Ichise Hui, hurriedly catching up, not even caring about his wife and kids. Participating hands-on in pastry cooking practice awakened Kishimizu Yuuto to realize the Xia Family’s local product’s exceptionally high quality.

One word described Kishimizu Yuuto’s anxiety at this moment: frantic!

If he didn’t chase, it would be too late for anything.

Opportunity!

60 minutes later, when Xia Yu and Ichise Hui reached the central areas of the unmissable farm, at the experiential workshop, due to the orderly opening of the ovens, tourists started taking out their finished pastries. The glass room exploded like a high concentration cake fragrance bomb.

Visitors, in pairs or groups, were chattering and discussing their creations.

Some were terrible, while others looked pleasingly good.

An assisting female staff reminded the pastry chef, “The 59-numbered oven hasn’t been opened. Perhaps the guest has left already.”

“Number 59?”

Like a teacher checking students’ assignments, the pastry chef snapped back to his senses, took three steps forward almost lunging, and opened the oven. A whiff of aroma leaked out, and the pastry chef, in proximity, closed his eyes, taking one, two, then three breaths, akin to a little dog savouring food with pure happiness and intoxication. If he had a tail, it would have certainly been wagging intensely, showing a state of extreme excitement.

“Can we taste the cake?”

Ishino Harumi, Yuchuan Yuriko, and their daughter appeared right on time. The pastry chef was unaware that esteemed guests had been waiting outside for an hour.